Which returned more over the last year, EEM or IXUS?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EEM and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EEM vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to IXUS's +14.1%; 27% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; IXUS is 2.0 times larger.

EEM vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	IXUS
Return
Measure	EEM	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	IXUS
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	IXUS
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$29.1bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	IXUS
Holdings in common	27%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%	13.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Nov 2, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 729 weekly returns

EEM IXUS

Return

Total return edge IXUS +101.2% +177.4%

Annualized edge IXUS +5.1% +7.5%

Price return edge IXUS +49.1% +90.2%

Risk

Volatility edge IXUS 18.8% 15.8%

Max drawdown edge IXUS −39.1% −34.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IXUS 0.26 0.42

Sortino edge IXUS 0.37 0.59

Calmar edge IXUS 0.13 0.22

Reading

IXUS returned more: +177.4% to +101.2%. IXUS swung less: 15.8% to 18.8%. IXUS fell less at its worst: −34.6% to −39.1%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: EEM vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	IXUS	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+101.2%	+177.4%	IXUS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.1%	+7.5%	IXUS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+49.1%	+90.2%	IXUS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.8%	15.8%	IXUS	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.4%	11.3%	IXUS	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−39.1%	−34.6%	IXUS	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.26	0.42	IXUS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.37	0.59	IXUS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.13	0.22	IXUS	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 729 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

27%

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and IXUS hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98% 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88% 1.90%

SK HYNIX 4.91% 1.35%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64% 0.73%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82% 0.50%

MEDIATEK 1.54% 0.43%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94% 0.26%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91% 0.25%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.79% 0.22%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.82% 0.22%

HDFC BANK 0.72% 0.20%

ICICI BANK 0.68% 0.19%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EEM

TMBTHANACHART BANK NON-VOTING DR P 0.02%

BANK OF CHENGDU LTD A 0.01%

EVERBRIGHT SECURITIES LTD A 0.01%

GUOSEN SECURITIES A 0.01%

ORIENT SECURITIES A 0.01%

SHANGHAI RURAL COMMERCIAL BANK LTD 0.01%

THE PEOPLES INSURANCE COMPANY (GRO 0.01%

ZHESHANG SECURITIES LTD A 0.01%

Only in IXUS

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

NOVARTIS AG 0.69%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.62%

NESTLE SA 0.62%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1186 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $29.1bn $57.6bn

EEM and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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EEM and IXUS do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. EEM follows MSCI Emerging Markets Index and IXUS follows MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI.
Holdings in common. 27% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EEM returned +16.3% and IXUS +14.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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